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== Install ==
== Install ==


Install Firestarter GUI for iptables:
Install Firestarter GUI for iptables:
* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo
* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IptablesHowTo
See also: [[Configure iptables Firewall]]


== Fix syslog error at startup ==
== Fix syslog error at startup ==

Latest revision as of 07:26, 5 July 2013

Install

Install Firestarter GUI for iptables:

See also: Configure iptables Firewall

Fix syslog error at startup

sudo gedit /etc/rsyslog.d/99-fixlog.conf
*.=info;*.=notice;*.=warn;\
        auth,authpriv.none;\
        cron,daemon.none;\
        mail,news.none -/var/log/messages
sudo service rsyslog restart

Enable block rule

To block 123.11.112.1 with iptables:

iptables -I INPUT -s 123.11.112.1 -j DROP

To enable this functionality in firestarter edit this file:

sudo gedit /etc/firestarter/user-post

Add the following line to the /etc/firestarter/user-post file:

$IPT -I INPUT -s 123.11.112.1 -j DROP

Restart service:

sudo service firestarter restart